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Book of a lifetime: Come to Mecca by Farrukh Dhondy
1 week, 2 days ago

Book of a lifetime: Come to Mecca by Farrukh Dhondy

The Independent  

The population of Norwich in the early Eighties was not ethnically diverse. The two who would become my best friends were from the kinds of families I longed to infiltrate – Rachel’s was eccentric and feral in the way of impoverished, titled families, while Annabel’s was solidly bourgeois, a species of rural Sloane. That all changed the day I came …

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Great resignation: Black teachers are fleeing Philly schools
1 week, 3 days ago

Great resignation: Black teachers are fleeing Philly schools

Raw Story  

Tracey, a high school teacher in the Philadelphia School District, remembers the hurtful comments she heard from parents when she started her career over a decade ago as a young Black teacher in what was then a predominantly white area of southwest Philly. “And I’m like, what does my race and the fact that I don’t have children have to …

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ISL 2024-25: Odisha FC alleges Mauricio faced racial abuse in 2-1 win at East Bengal
1 week, 3 days ago

ISL 2024-25: Odisha FC alleges Mauricio faced racial abuse in 2-1 win at East Bengal

The Hindu  

Indian Super League club Odisha FC on Friday alleged that forward Diego Mauricio was racially abused during the 2-1 win against East Bengal in Kolkata. In an official statement, Odisha said, “It is extremely concerning and intolerable that Diego Mauricio has been the target of recent racial taunts. To ensure that football is a place where all players may flourish …

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US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards
1 week, 4 days ago

US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards

Associated Press  

An appeals court in Louisiana has ruled that Nasdaq can’t require diversity on the boards of companies that list on the exchange. The decision comes more than three years after the Securities and Exchange Commission approved Nasdaq’s proposal to boost the number of women, racial minorities and LGBTQ people on U.S. corporate boards. The proposed policy — which was to …

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At Beverly Hills High, Trump victory celebrations ignite simmering racial tensions
1 week, 6 days ago

At Beverly Hills High, Trump victory celebrations ignite simmering racial tensions

LA Times  

After the election, pro-Trump students at Beverly Hills High School held two days of what the district termed “spirited demonstrations” to celebrate the election results. It was Oct. 27, just over a week before the presidential election, and tensions at Beverly Hills High School between Persian Jewish students and Black students were quickly escalating, wrote Laura Collins-Williams, an assistant superintendent …

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Racial abuse incident prompts Indian-American family to pursue legal action
2 weeks ago

Racial abuse incident prompts Indian-American family to pursue legal action

Hindustan Times  

An Indian-American family subjected to racial harassment last month plans to press charges against the woman who hurled abuses at them, emphasising the need for accountability and speaking out against hate. “So one immigrant is basically telling another immigrant that they are not American.” Taufiq said his eldest son, who is 11 years old, was sitting in the business class …

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Is it still possible for empathy to trump hate? Here's how. Rhonda Magee and Mariam Tokhi with Natasha Mitchell
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Is it still possible for empathy to trump hate? Here's how. Rhonda Magee and Mariam Tokhi with Natasha Mitchell

ABC  

Rhonda Magee grew up in segregated North Carolina in an abusive household. She draws on her life, and her work as a law professor and leading mindfulness meditation teacher in her book The inner work of racial justice: Healing ourselves and transforming our communities through mindfulness. Mariam Tokhi is a writer and GP in a refugee and asylum seeker health …

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India’s First Woman Anthropologist: The Scholar Who Defied Nazi Race Science
3 weeks, 6 days ago

India’s First Woman Anthropologist: The Scholar Who Defied Nazi Race Science

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 26, 2024 20:44 IST - 6 MINS READ Some decades ago, I watched a kathakata titled Nathavati, Anathavat by the playwright Saoli Mitra and was deeply moved by the feminist retelling of Draupadi’s story. Iru: The Remarkable Life of Irawati Karve By Urmilla Deshpande & Thiago Pinto Barbosa Speaking Tiger Pages: 292 Price: Rs.699 While reading Iru: …

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Miss Universe 2024 faces backlash for using racial slur atop Empire State Building in viral video
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Miss Universe 2024 faces backlash for using racial slur atop Empire State Building in viral video

Hindustan Times  

Denmark’s Victoria Kjaer Theilvig is under fire over a week after she was newly crowned Miss Universe 2024. Social media users condemned the pageant star for lip-syncing the N-word while singing along to Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” while rocking her Miss Universe tiara. They attribute the possible lack of accountability to Miss Universe CEO Anne Jakrajutip’s controversial remarks about …

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Employees give hedge fund diversity and inclusion lowest score in four years, says Reboot
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Employees give hedge fund diversity and inclusion lowest score in four years, says Reboot

Live Mint  

By Nell Mackenzie LONDON, Nov 26 - Employee perceptions of how hedge funds handle diversity and inclusion have fallen to their lowest level since before 2021, when Reboot Financial Services began its annual report, the financial services campaigning group said on Tuesday. More than 100 hedge fund workers in the United Kingdom were asked to score how they felt about …

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Former NSW Police officers say racist culture leading to higher Indigenous incarceration rates
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Former NSW Police officers say racist culture leading to higher Indigenous incarceration rates

ABC  

Two Indigenous former NSW Police officers say the country's largest police force has an overtly racist culture and it's contributing to the increasingly high incarceration rate of First Nations people in the state. In a statement to ABC News, Commissioner Webb said "there is absolutely no place for racism or discrimination of any kind in the NSW Police Force". Former …

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Viral video: NRI shares ‘how to not smell like curry’, netizens say, ‘white people concept’
4 weeks ago

Viral video: NRI shares ‘how to not smell like curry’, netizens say, ‘white people concept’

Live Mint  

A recent video by an Indian content creator in the United States, titled “How to Not Smell Like Curry,” has sparked controversy and divided the internet. The video highlights the racial stereotype in the West that people from India are often associated with the smell of curry, a stereotype that many find offensive and reductive. But I also hate going …

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Gospel-focused racial reconciliation in the Deep South
4 weeks ago

Gospel-focused racial reconciliation in the Deep South

NPR  

Gospel-focused racial reconciliation in the Deep South toggle caption Annie Flanagan for NPR/‎ Over the last few years and through this year's contentious campaign season, which was rooted in America's deep divisions, there has been a coarsening in the way people talk to each other. "If we can do it here in Mobile, in a city that has the scars …

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Adani Group accused of racial discrimination at Australian coal mining unit
1 month ago

Adani Group accused of racial discrimination at Australian coal mining unit

India Today  

Adani Group, whose billionaire chairman has been indicted for fraud by US prosecutors, is facing accusations of racism at its Australian coal unit after an Aboriginal group filed a complaint with the country's Human Rights Commission. The Nagana Yarrbayn Wangan & Jagalingou Cultural Custodians in Queensland state said it filed a complaint alleging serious racial discrimination by the unit, Bravus …

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Gospel-focused racial reconciliation in the Deep South
1 month ago

Gospel-focused racial reconciliation in the Deep South

NPR  

Gospel-focused racial reconciliation in the Deep South Two former presidents of the Southern Baptist Convention work to foster racial reconciliation with frank dialogues in southern cities that were involved in the U.S. slave trade. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Two former presidents of the Southern Baptist Convention, one Black and one white, are seeking to bridge the racial divide in the Deep …

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As Joe Biden celebrates his last birthday at White House, 10 things about the outgoing POTUS
1 month ago

As Joe Biden celebrates his last birthday at White House, 10 things about the outgoing POTUS

Firstpost  

US President Joe Biden turned 82 on Wednesday, making it his last birthday as the White House occupant. Here are 10 things about the outgoing President of the United States US President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr, more commonly known as Joe Biden, turned 82 on Wednesday, celebrating his last birthday as America’s president. Biden worked alongside President Obama to pass …

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Tottenham appeal against length of Bentancur ban for racial slur on Son
1 month ago

Tottenham appeal against length of Bentancur ban for racial slur on Son

Al Jazeera  

Tottenham have appealed against the length of Rodrigo Bentancur’s seven-game suspension for his comments about teammate and South Korean star Son Heung-min. “While we accept the guilty finding against Rodrigo by the independent regulatory commission, we believe the subsequent sanction is severe,” the club statement read. “Rodrigo will remain suspended from domestic competitions while the appeal is heard, and the …

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'You don't like us!' Michigan lawmakers stunned as testifier hurls racial slur
1 month, 1 week ago

'You don't like us!' Michigan lawmakers stunned as testifier hurls racial slur

Raw Story  

An irate man testifying to Michigan lawmakers against a bill that would restrict the carrying of guns at the State Capitol shouted a racial slur at the shocked senators Thursday. The man, identified by Fox 2 Detroit as Avi Rachlin, accused the lawmakers on the Committee for Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety of plotting to discriminate against white people, …

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Opinion: Evangelical Christians’ long road to Donald Trump
1 month, 1 week ago

Opinion: Evangelical Christians’ long road to Donald Trump

LA Times  

White “Bible-believing” evangelical Christians voted for Donald Trump, again. We don’t yet know the precise numbers, but it appears once again that four out of five white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election last week. His campaigns were littered with racist dog whistles, especially “law and order” and “welfare queens.” He opened his 1980 general election campaign …

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Journalist facing 'Kafkaesque' probe after police officers knocked at her door over year-old social media post 'that stirred racial hatred'
1 month, 1 week ago

Journalist facing 'Kafkaesque' probe after police officers knocked at her door over year-old social media post 'that stirred racial hatred'

Daily Mail  

A journalist is facing a 'Kafkaesque' probe after she allegedly stirred up racial hatred in a post on social media in 2023. Allison Pearson, 64, claimed two police officers turned up at her door at 9.40am on Remembrance Sunday to inform her she was being investigated over a post on X from last year. Allison Pearson is facing a 'Kafkaesque' …

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Labour’s mental health reforms a ‘lip service’ that could worsen racial inequalities, experts warn
1 month, 1 week ago

Labour’s mental health reforms a ‘lip service’ that could worsen racial inequalities, experts warn

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act risk worsening racial inequalities …

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How pioneering Black liberals battled Thomas Jefferson's "Dark Age"
1 month, 1 week ago

How pioneering Black liberals battled Thomas Jefferson's "Dark Age"

Salon  

“All men are created equal,” wrote slaveholder Thomas Jefferson, in words that have been a source of consternation ever since. Roy focuses in particular on how these Black writers responded to the experience of the Middle Passage — the traumatic journey from Africa to America made by newly enslaved people — which he describes as “cheating social death,” and on …

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Obama relatives settle racial bias dispute with private school in Milwaukee
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Obama relatives settle racial bias dispute with private school in Milwaukee

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Former first lady Michelle Obama’s brother and his wife have settled a lawsuit they filed in 2022 alleging a private school in Milwaukee refused to reenroll their children after the couple raised concerns about racism and inappropriate conduct at the school. Craig and Kelly Robinson alleged in the lawsuit that the University School of Milwaukee terminated their …

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Man charged with threatening police, three others expected to be charged over serious racial vilification
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Man charged with threatening police, three others expected to be charged over serious racial vilification

ABC  

Four men have been arrested across Melbourne in a targeted crackdown on a neo-Nazi group accused of serious racial vilification and harassment. A joint operation targeting the National Socialist Network, a far-right extremist group, saw five search warrants executed across North Melbourne, Point Cook, Baxter, Ashwood and Wantirna South. A 25-year-old North Melbourne man, a 23-year-old Baxter man and a …

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